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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2013
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COLL 125 001 (CRN: 28293)
INEQUALITY AND MOBILITY
Long Title: RISING INCOME INEQUALITY AND FALLING SOCIAL MOBILITY: CAUSES, EFFECTS, AND SOLUTIONS (SID RICH)
Department: College Courses
Instructor: Salhotra, Raj
Meeting: 7:00PM - 7:59PM M (7-JAN-2013 - 19-APR-2013)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 15
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 31-OCT-2024 6:03PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: Interested in learning about why the U.S. has higher income inequality than 90 other countries? Want to understand why more wealth and income in concentrated in the hands of the top 1%? Curious about why nearly 50% of kids who are born in the poorest quintiles end up in the poorest quintiles? This class offers an explanation of why U.S. income inequality has increased, its effects, and how social mobility, the traditional antidote to inequality has fallen. This course will also discuss policy solutions that effectively reduce the magnitude of these two challenges.